Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.6
N
7
2.3
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
8
16
31
58
113
173
233
547
290
240
172
142
163
217
230
136
108
85
62
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:44AM1.64m
2:26PM1.62m
2:44AM1.62m
3:35PM1.65m
3:50AM1.60m
4:43PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.22m
8:36PM0.35m
8:59AM0.24m
9:42PM0.36m
10:03AM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
4
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
16
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
10
9
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
10
13
14
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
7
6
9
11
10
11
9
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